WWRS RAC Championship at Autosport International

Five cars representing both the Roger Albert Clark Rally and the West Wales Rally Spares RAC Rally Championship will be on show at Autosport International at the Birmingham NEC (10-13 January).

Pride of place will go to the Ford Escort Mk2 that Marty McCormack and Phil Clarke took to a famous victory on the ninth Roger Albert Clark Rally. Joining the Escort on show will be the Datsun 240Z of Robert Close, the Ford Escort Mk2 of Dave Hemingway and the Vauxhall Nova of Nigel Barrett. On an adjoining stand will be the Alfa Romeo Sprint GT of John Everard.

Details about the 2013 Roger Albert Clark Rally (8-10 November), the WWRS RAC Rally Championship and the Carlisle Stages (22 June) will all be available from members of the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club, headed by Colin and Nicola Heppenstall.

Championship eligibility scrutineer John Cooper will be there on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to answer technical questions, and championship registration will be available to visitors.

Meanwhile, the acclaimed DVD of the 2012 Roger Albert Clark Rally will be available for purchase from David Winstanley of Rally TV. The two-hour DVD of the rally, titled ‘Coming of Age’, was filmed from six camera and numerous on-boards and comes with a free two-hour on-board DVD for £20.

The 2013 West Wales Rally Spares RAC Rally Championship starts on the Red Kite Stages on Sunday 20 January and event regulations are available from www.redkitestages.co.uk